On 31st March 2012, I was lucky enough to marry the love of my life and best friend. Ever since I was a little girl, I had dreamed of my wedding day, imagining walking down the aisle to my prince charming. However, nothing could have prepared me for the emotional rollercoaster of a day that we had. It was perfect in every way but was over far too quickly.

From the first time I imagined being a bride, the most important thing had to be my dress. It was so important to me that I was actually a bit concerned that I would never find my dream dress. I had an idea of the type of thing that I wanted. I definitely knew that I had to look like a princess and I wanted the general reaction to be "Wow"! However, the more dresses I tried on, the more convinced I was that my dress didn't exist. I had built my expectations up so high that no dress would ever be perfect enough...

Then one sunny June afternoon, I found her. From the first moment I saw Nora, I knew she was the one I had been waiting for. She was so beautiful- the detailed bodice was exquisite and the tulle skirt gave the 'princess' effect. When I walked out of the changing room, my mum was in tears. "This is it!" I sobbed- It was like something out of a romantic comedy. I was so happy with it that I found excuse after excuse to go back to the store so that I could keep trying it on.

On the day of my wedding, I felt the most beautiful I have ever felt. From the moment I put on Nora and my mum pulled me into the corset, I felt like the princess I had always dreamed I would be. My dad said that it was the proudest he has ever been and when we stood at the back of the church, he squeezed my hand and told me I looked beautiful. I could not contain my emotions any longer, as I walked down the aisle in floods of tears, towards the man of my dreams. My perfect day that I had dreamed of all my life had finally become a reality and it was better than I ever imagined it could be!